Taking calculated risks to reach higher positions says rocket scientist to engineering graduates | News from Coimbatore

Coimbatore: Chandrayaan II, India's second mission on the Moon, will be one of the technological missions that will use a unique technology to enable a self-landing, said Anil Bharadwaj, director of the Laboratory's Physical Research (PRL), an autonomous unit of the Department of Space.

Addressing a group of students at the convening ceremony at the Karunya Institute of Technology and Science on Saturday, he stated that Chandrayaan II would carry an orbiter, a lander and a robot. "Chandrayaan I've also worn an orbiter." The LG, which will be used for the first time, will detach from the orbiter and make a soft landing on the moon. rover would come out and go to the surface of the moon, "he said.

PRL scientists conducted tests and simulations to make sure the mission was working properly in space, Bharadwaj said. Explaining that all previous lunar vehicles had landed near the Moon's equator, he said that for the first time, the rover would land on his polar region.

"Not only is the landing technique unique, but the landing area is also new, we will explore unexplored territory, and the mission is expected to be launched in late 2018 or early 2019," he said. he declares.

Citing as an example of taking calculated risks to succeed, Bharadwaj asked students to take calculated risks, "which are necessary for life in order to reach higher positions."

Up to 1873 graduates, including 44 PhDs and 291 PG degree holders, were honored at the 18th Convocation of the Institute. Of the graduates, no less than 112 were grade holders and two students – BTech student Kevin Sam Tharayil and MTech student Josephine Anucia – had received the Chancellor Award for their excellent performance at universities .